 Read over your compositions, and wherever you meet ,with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.' Goldsmith's abridgement is better than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with...  The British Prose Writers - Pagina 351821Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pagina’s
...wherever you meet with a paflage which you think is particularly fine, ftrike it out.' Goldfmith's Abridgement is better than that of Lucius florus or Eutropius ; and I will venture to &y, that if you compare him with Vertot, in the feme places of the Roman Hiftory, you will find that... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pagina’s
...an old tutor of a college said to one of his pupils : ' Read over your compositions, and where ever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly...or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with Vertot, in the same places of the Roman History, you will find that he excels... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pagina’s
...please again and agaia. I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a college said to one of his pupils: * Read over your compositions, and wherever...is particularly fine, strike it out.' Goldsmith's Abridgment is better than that of Lucius Florus, or Eutropius; and I will venture to say, that if you... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pagina’s
...which you think is particularly fine, 1773. strike it out.' Goldsmith's abridgement is better ^^"g^ than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with Vertot, in the same places of the Roman History, you will fihd that he excels... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pagina’s
...^assa^e. Vw\sV "javx think is LITERATURE. 217 particularly fine, strike it out.' Goldsmith's Abridgment is better than that of Lucius Florus, or Eutropius; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with Vertot, in the same places of the Roman History, you will find that he excels... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pagina’s
...please again and again. I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a college said to one of his pupils : ' Read over your compositions ; and wherever...out.' Goldsmith's abridgement is better than that of Lucins Florus, or Eutropins ; and I will venture to say, that if yon compare him with Vertot, in the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 542 pagina’s
...please again and again. I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a college said to one of his pupils : ' Read over your compositions, and wherever...is particularly fine, strike it out.' Goldsmith's abridgment is better than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius; and I will venture to say that if you... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pagina’s
...what an old tutor of a college said to one of his pupils; ' Read over your compositions and where ever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly...out.' Goldsmith's abridgement is better than that of Lucins f torns or Eutropins ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with Yettot, in the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pagina’s
...please again and again. I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a college said to one of his pupils : ' Read over your compositions ; and wherever you meet with a passage which you think IK particularly fine, strike it out.' Goldsmith's abridgement is better than that of Lucins Floras,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pagina’s
...please again and again. I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a college said to one of his pupils : ' Read over your compositions, and wherever...or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with Vertot, in the same places of the Roman History, you will find that he excels... | |
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